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LOS ANGELES—One of Southern California’s largest port trucking companies has filed for bankruptcy after losing several legal battles with independent-contractor drivers who claimed they should be treated as full-time employees, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Premium Transportation Services Inc., which is known locally as Total Transportation Services Inc., or TTSI, filed…

Cargo theft in the United States may be worrisome, with an average of more than two incidents per day nationally, according to FreightWatch International, but it’s even worse in Mexico, which averages almost three cargo theft incidents per day. And the Mexican trucking industry is just a fraction of the size of the U.S. trucking…

OKLAHOMA CITY —Low oil prices are taking a toll on Oklahoma trucking companies, according to a report on television station KOCO. Dugan Truck Line is a “less than truckload” overnight transportation carrier that hauls freight to oil suppliers. Terry Hicks, terminal manager for Dugan Truck Line, said the company is not hauling half the freight…

UPS recently announced plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet, according to the company. The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases totaling $100 million are part of UPS’s ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel sources…

BlackBerry Limited recently unveiled BlackBerry Radar™, a new end-to-end asset tracking system for trucking companies and private fleet operators, according to a company announcement. With BlackBerry Radar, customers can optimize utilization of their trailers and shipping containers, improve on-time delivery, reduce theft, and generate more revenue from each trailer, without having to invest in costly…

ATLANTA— Mark Eaves has been a tractor-trailer truck driver for 13 years. Lately, though, he is more like your UPS man on steroids, according to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal. On a typical recent day, he throttled his semi-truck through the narrow streets of Gwinnett County, Ga., subdivisions, avoiding yard crews and…

A trucking provision in a House aviation bill jeopardizes approval of the legislation governing the Federal Aviation Administration, according to congressional Democrats in a story reported in USA Today. The provision dealing with rest breaks for truckers is part of an FAA bill, which primarily aims to shift air-traffic control from the FAA to a…

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., one of the nation’s largest U.S. trucking companies, said it has seen strong shipping demand to start the year, adding to signs of a pickup in the U.S. economy, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. The less-than-truckload, or LTL, carrier, which combines orders from multiple customers on…

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants state lawmakers to tighten up regulations over commercial vehicle insurance, saying some out-of-state trucking companies are claiming in-state residency to obtain lower insurance rates, according to a report on WRAL television. North Carolina boasts some of the lowest vehicle insurance rates in the country, but policies are available…

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed her toll-funded bridge-repair plan into law last week, declaring victory in a high-pitched legislative battle that has dominated state politics for the past nine months, according to a report on WPRI television. Raimondo signed the bill shortly after the 38-member Senate approved the legislation on a 25-12 vote, less…